Autumn Masquerade Invitation

Annual Karen Court Ultimate Block Party

sponsored by Chinet

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Saturday October the 6th

Product used:   Chinet^® Classic White™ 10 3/8" Dinner Plate

Invitation - Inside - Shown Untied

An invitation will be left at the front door of each home.  Included in each package is two finished adult masquerade masks.  If your family requires additional adult masks, please let me know.  Children will make their masks at the Block Party; please show them the page for the pictures of the masks they will be making so they can select the one they want to make! 

Invitation Front



Open Invitation Shown with One Adult Mask

The invitations, like many of the items, were crafted with Chinet products.  I began with two Chinet^® Classic White™ 10 3/8" Dinner Plates and painted them black on front and back with acrylic paint.  Then on both, I used gold glitter paint to add dots.  The gold paint on the front is Martha Stewart paint.

The more colorful part of the invitation is a print of a picture of the Chinet Masquerade Dinner Plate (see post "Chinet Autumn Masquerade Placesetting") which I used in a Word.doc.  I was able to insert the image, text boxes as needed and print.  After cutting them out, and applying them to the dried painted plates, I then added an edge of glitter glue. I punched a hole on right and left to add ribbon to hold the two plates together.

On the front of the Ultimate Block Party Invitation package I glued a felt masquerade mask to carry out the masquerade theme.





Adult Masks - Masks will be included in Invitations



Preview

Let's Party

Annual Karen Court Ultimate Block Party

sponsored by Chinet

Save the date

Saturday October the 6th

FOOD  This years primary food focus will be (suprise!) ITALIAN.  We'll have a terrific menu of appetizers, soups, pastas, D.I.Y. pizzas and desserts.  For the adults, a selection of seasonal cocktails will be sure to please; not to worry, the kids will be delighted by the offerings too!

I will be dropping off the menus in mailboxes this weekend.  Make sure to sign up (by email, first come basis) what you would like to bring; recipes are included.  You may bring additional items as you wish.  Signing up is a commitment to your neighbors :)  A decorating checklist will also be included for those of you who have already volunteered. 

DECOR - Placesettings



Chinet Cut Crystal Dinner Plates Before and After Painting

Here's a look at the great Chinet^® Cut Crystal^® 10" Dinner Plate I've painted.  The colors are:  black, orange, dark lilac, gold and glitter gold.  Most of the paint is on the back  except for the gold glitter paint which is on the front rim of the plate (which could easily be on the back and still be beautiful).  The dessert plates are painted differently but to co-ordinate beautifully.  I've shown the original plate to the left above so you can see how the plate began.  Below is a detail shot.  

Check out the upcoming post to view the entire Masquerade Placesetting!

You'll  note in upcoming posts how the mask theme and the colors carry throughout.  Even though we have the block party in October we (as a neighborhood) like to keep it as a mix between Halloween and Thanksgiving with a real party vibe.  And although there are children present it is not ALL about the kids!  So the kids will have fun, but the party isn't kid-centric.

Rich and Kathy offered to pay for rental tables and chairs this year. Yeah, no more hauling chairs outside.  Thank you Rich and Kathy for this generous contribution to our fabulous party. We greatly appreciate it!

**** Important Note ****

This Blog is fictitious, created solely for the purpose of furthering the creative enhancement of the Pinterest board http://pinterest.com/d3sign3r/ultimate-block-party/ which is a contest board created by Lesa Steele for the Chinet 2012 Ultimate Block Party contest.

The Karen Court Ultimate Block Party

**** Important Note ****

This Blog is fictitious, created solely for the purpose of furthering the creative enhancement of the Pinterest board http://pinterest.com/d3sign3r/ultimate-block-party/ which is a contest board created by Lesa Steele for the Chinet 2012 Ultimate Block Party contest.

Annual Karen Court Ultimate Block Party

sponsored by Chinet

Save the date

Saturday October the 6th

This year I am trying something new and posting information for our block party here on Blogger. Get the word out! Tell your neighbor!

Please check in weekly for updated information.

Here you will see whats going on and "get the scoop" on what we will eat, the games we will be play, the music playlist, and most important (I think!), the lovely decorations and crafts you'll see at the party.

Heres a link to my Pinterest board so you can follow there as well:  http://pinterest.com/d3sign3r/ultimate-block-party/

It's going to be a great party this year! Can't wait to see you all!